Friday, May 25, 2007

A meme I found on Allie's blog (http://curvatude.blogspot.com). I'm not tagging anyone for it because I don't want to annoy the crap out of people. I've included an update on my personal life at the bottom.

What were you doing 10 years ago?I was 16. Yikes. I was getting ready to pass my driver's test. I was dating... someone. I think it was my ex-boyfriend who I kept going back to at least once a year. He was getting ready to graduate high school. I was being young and insane... although that was the summer that I went to the local tech school to get my nursing assistant certification, making me the youngest person to ever graduate from the program. I was really good at that job. While I was going to school, I was working at a local 3-in-1 fast food restaurant that had a pizza parlor, sub shop, and frozen custard counter. Ah, the memories.

What were you doing 1 year ago?A year ago today I was being a new mommy to a small baby named Ben. He was five months old and very charming. I don't think we did anything special for Memorial Day weekend, although we may have driven up north to see my parents.

Five songs that you know all the lyrics to1. Elmo by Holly McNarland2. The Blower's Daughter by Damien Rice3. London Rain by Heather Nova4. Brighter Than Sunshine by Aqualung5. Hold On by Sarah McLachlan

Five things you would do if you were a millionaire1. Pay off ALL of our debt, including the mortgage2. Pay off my siblings' mortgages3. Set aside a trust fund for the kids4. Invest, invest, invest5. Go on a couple of vacations

Five bad habits1. Picking my nose in private2. Picking at the dry skin on my lips3. Picking at my face while I'm falling asleep (can you see the trend?)4. Swearing at work5. Not caring if the car is a pig pen

Five things you like doing1. Tickling Ben2. Cuddling with my husband3. Gardening4. Singing along to music in the car but only in goofy voices5. Painting pottery

Five things you would never wear again1. Shorts (it's a vanity thing)2. Crocs3. Really high heels (my husband is a quarter inch taller than me)4. Sequins5. Hemp necklaces

Five favorite toys1. Laptop2. Sandcastle equipment3. Canoes and rowboats4. TV remote5. Ben is the best toy there is.

Personal Update: I had a baby checkup on Tuesday. My doctor, bless her, still couldn't get a reading on the heartbeat. Sure, that's not great, but the official party line is that we're not worried since I've felt the baby kick. Of course that just makes me freak out and think that maybe I didn't feel the baby kick after all. But anyway. I have another appointment near the end of June when I'll be 18 weeks and really showing, and we'll be scheduling the anatomy ultrasound at that appointment.

I really didn't want to go out of town this weekend. I hate traveling when I know the roads are going to be packed. Makes me feel like a lemming. But my dad called last night to talk to Chester. Dad had taken out the cable modem to replace it, and he couldn't get it back together again. Go figure. I have no idea why he tried to do it himself. Now we're driving up to Minocqua tomorrow to see my parents and fix the computer so my mom can get back online again. She's housebound because of her knee (replaced about a month ago). She can't drive or walk anywhere without a cane. She hasn't seen Ben in a month, so that will be nice. I'm just not looking forward to the hour and fifteen minute drive it takes to get there, which will probably take about two hours because of the traffic.

Have a fantastic weekend everybody! I don't know if I'll post again until I get back to work on Tuesday. We'll have to see.